My Clown Loaches ate 20 Neon Tetra!
This is a reminder to those of you out there who are big on compatibility. In the beginning, my Clown Loaches were peaceful, active, and relatively small. After about six months, they grew to 3.5 inches in my 55 gallon tank and started eating all of my Black Neon tetra and Blue Neon Tetra. They [...]
Posted by Administrator under Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Another Study showing the impacts of Tropical Fish Collection
Here is another excellent study found on UPI.com . This is an excellent example of how a given person impacts their ecosystem. Freshwaterhobbyist.com is dedicated to only freshwater fish like Danios and Angel Fish, but it is important to keep in mind the impact your hobby has on the environment, be it freshwater tropical or [...]
Posted by Administrator under Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Hundreds of dead Tropical Fish found in Hawaii?
Some jerk for some reason killed hundreds of Yellow Tangs and Butterfly Fish and lef them in the trash in Hawaii. Check out the article here.
Posted by Administrator under Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Don’t support Painted Fish!!
Believe it or not there are still people dying fish. Take a look at this Wikipedia article to learn more. Please never buy Painted Fish, it is cruel and should never be supported! It is a random post, but it is important to me so I thought I would include it…
Posted by Administrator under Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Is your tank too aggressive?
Some aquarium people have many concerns about fish compatibility. Will my Danios and my Gourami get along? Will my 10 inch pleco eat my Tetra? Well heres’s a great tool I found at Tim’s Tropicals. I hope you can find it useful.
Posted by Administrator under Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Check out my Aquarium Videos on youtube!
Here are some youtube videos of my tank. I figure its my blog, why shouldn’t I be able to share my own tank? In the videos you will see my Blue Neon Tetra, Cory catfish, Harlequin Rasbora, Clown Loaches, and Plecostomus to name a few.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYIo-H0bnaU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9LGaxA8m54
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vtz4m2aMQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aN0ot-5Zos
New Tropical Tank Video-Nice, clean tank
This is a great video recently added by christopherpostill over at youtube. In it you can see his very beautiful tank with some great Zebra Danio footage, and some great scapes. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Click here to watch.
Posted by Administrator under Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »The Zebra Danio lends a fin to cancer research!
Maybe it is because they are so active in their nature, maybe we will never know, but it is not too surprising that the Zebra Danio is helping scientists to discover some new information while researching cancer. The article is very interesting, and can be found here. Several parallels between the Danio and human beings on [...]
Posted by Administrator under Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »BBC News Highlights the Tropical Fish Hobby Community
The BBC took it upon themselves to take a strong look at how the Tropical Fish trade is having a negative impact on the environment, and many fish species as a whole. Take a look here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3151384.stm . The article focuses on Marine fish, and highlights how impoverished coastal towns could really improve their economic state [...]
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